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Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Announces Amateur Photography Contest

Cash prizes will be given to the winners in several categories.

The Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library will showcase photographs taken by teens and adults in its Amateur Photography Contest this August. 

Photos should be submitted to the Adult and Teen Information desk from on Aug. 6 and 7 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The library staff will judge the photos and put them on display. Winners will be announced during an unveiling and special awards reception Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. 

There will be three prizes per category, per age group: (Prizes are compliments of the Friends of the Library.)

  • First Place: $20
  • Second Place: $15
  • Third Place: $10
  • Adult Best in Show: $100
  • Teen Best in Show: $75
Photos may be submitted in four categories: 
  • People
  • Animals
  • Landscape/Still Life
  • Altered/Photoshopped
For age requirements, contest rules and more information, visit the SMFPL website.

CLICK HERE to view last year's winners. "With 168 entries by 80 photographers, this year’s photography contest was the largest one to date," the library posted in a Patch blog in 2012


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